TY  - JOUR
T1  - Antibacterial Effects of Three Selected Chewing Stick Extracts on <I>Lactobacillus</I> Sp.
AU - , A.Owoseni Abimbola AU - , Ogunnusi Tolulope 
JO  - International Journal of Tropical Medicine
VL  - 1
IS  - 3
SP  - 103
EP  - 106
PY  - 2006
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1816-3319
DO  - ijtmed.2006.103.106
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=ijtmed.2006.103.106
KW  - Antibacterial
KW  -chewing stick extracts
KW  -dental caries
KW  -sensitivity
KW  -ditch plate method
KW  -agar well diffussion
AB  - Studies were carried out on the sensitivity of a predominant bacterium causing oral infections -dental caries in particular - to three local chewing stick extracts. The extracts were from <I>Fagara xanthoxyloides</I> (Pako Ata); <I>Garcinia kola</I> (Pako Orogbo) and <I>Anogeissus leiocarpus</I> (Pako Ayin). The sensitivity of the test organism <I>Lactobacillus</I> sp. to the different extracts by the ditch plate method was carried out.  Hot and cold water and hot and cold ethanol were used to extract from the chewing sticks.  <I>Anogeissus</I> <I>leiocarpus</I> was the most effective of all the different extracts used. <I>Garcinia kola </I>showed medium effectiveness all through although, the hot ethanolic extract showed the most powerful action while <I>Fagara xanthoxyloides</I> was not effective in the water extracts.
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